[Beatrice by H. Rider Haggard]@TWC D-Link bookBeatrice CHAPTER X 5/25
"Yes, here it is.
If you like, and Mr.Bingham will excuse it, I can tie it back for you," and without waiting for an answer she passed behind Beatrice, and gathering up the dense masses of her sister's locks, tied them round in such fashion that they could not fall forward, though they still rolled down her back. Just then Mr.Granger came back from his visit to the farm.
He was in high good humour.
The pig had even surpassed her former efforts, and increased in a surprising manner, to the number of fifteen indeed. Elizabeth thereon produced the two pounds odd shillings which she had "corkscrewed" out of the recalcitrant dissenting farmer, and the sight added to Mr.Granger's satisfaction. "Would you believe it, Mr.Bingham," he said, "in this miserably paid parish I have nearly a hundred pounds owing to me, a hundred pounds in tithe.
There is old Jones who lives out towards the Bell Rock, he owes three years' tithe--thirty-four pounds eleven and fourpence.
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